NEWS RELEASES
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Saturday, May 26, 2018, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were patrolling Jones Baseline near Eastview Road, Guelph. At approximately 2 a.m., police observed a driver failing to drive within his lane.
The vehicle was stopped and while speaking with the driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Grant Eden of Waterloo has been charged with driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on June 19, 2018.
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TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA - On Friday, May 25, 2018, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were patrolling Main Street, Rockwood.
At approximately 11 a.m. police stopped a four door sedan and while speaking with the driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Twenty-five-year-old Kyle Dorst of Guelph has been charged with driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood and for being a novice driver with a blood-alcohol concentration above zero. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on June 19, 2018.
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TOWN OF ERIN - On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were patrolling Trafalgar Road, Brisbane.
At approximately 10 p.m., police stopped a blue SUV and while speaking with the driver formed the opinion that she was impaired by alcohol. She was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Thirty-seven-year-old Brandy Michelle Murray of Hillsburgh has been charged with impaired driving and driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. She is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on June 19, 2018.
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TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH - On Wednesday May 30, 2018, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) Check on Gore Road, near Cambridge. At approximately 9:30 p.m. the driver of a green SUV entered the R.I.D.E. check.
While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Thirty-three-year-old Mark C. MacDonald of Hamilton has been charged with driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code and with driving without a licence contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on June 29, 2018.
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On Saturday May 26, 2018 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere check on the Hanlon Expressway, Guelph. At approximately 1 a.m., the driver of a grey SUV entered the R.I.D.E. check.
While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Fifty-seven-year-old Santana Rodriguez Melendez of Guelph has been charged with driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on June 22, 2018.
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On Friday June 1, 2018 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere check on the Hanlon Expressway, Guelph. At approximately 2:30 a.m. the driver of a white sedan entered the R.I.D.E. check.
While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. The driver refused to provide a sample of breath when a roadside screening test was conducted. He was arrested and charged.
32-year-old Tyler Christopher Legein of Milton has been charged with refusing to provide a sample of breath contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on June 22, 2018.
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